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■ Beyond The Chalk Lines

Yiddish Limericks

ontrary to popular belief, the winning teenagers at August's Jewish
Community Center-sponsored Maccabi Games will not be deter-
mined on the playing field.
The real "gold medal" prize — one that could last a lifetime — will
be the friends made by the participating Jewish 13- to 16-year-olds and the
experiences they share during the five-day festive event.
"Athletics is the mechanism to try to get the
kids together," explained Alan Horowitz of
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West Bloomfield, president of the Detroit
Maccabi Club. "It's an opportunity to realize,
from a kid's point of view, that they're part of a
bigger picture; that there are Jewish kids like
them in New York, L.A., Mexico, Australia and
Great Britain. The hope is they will make
friends not only locally, but throughout the
country and world as well."
This year, Detroit-area teens will compete in
Cincinnati, Ohio, and Richmond, Va., Aug.
13-17. In-line hockey players skate in Staten
Island, N.Y., Aug. 20-24.
Participants will be housed with Jewish fami-
Soccer players Nicole Farkauff
lies in each city. And because, as Horowitz said,
of West Bloomfield and
"Maccabi is social and educational, as well as
Hannah Dworkis of
Bloomfield Township at last
athletic," some non-sport activities are part of
year's games.
the experience. Social events are planned for
evenings and each city will have a "Day of
Sharing/Day of Caring," where the kids will
participate in a community-related event. The $675 cost to join Maccabi
includes transportation, room and board and fees. Scholarships are available
based upon need. So far, the Detroit contingent includes about 175 teens.
Harold Friedman of West Bloomfield, a local Maccabi board member, noted
that some sports — such as boys' basketball — are very popular but have low
roster allotments, while allotments for other sports are larger.
"We can still add kids in boys' baseball, girls' basketball, boys' and girls' soccer,
girls' softball, volleyball, coed beach volleyball and all the individual sports, such as
bowling, chess, dance, golf, track and field and tennis," he said.
"Our objective is to take as many kids as possible," said Horowitz. "We have
never turned any kid away for financial considerations."
Friedman said that despite a teen's athletic ability, if there's a desire to go,
there's a place that will fit. ❑
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For information on Maccabi, interested teens or parents may call Harold
Friedman, (248) 821-5128.

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Quotables

"We're all brothers and sisters, and we
all strive for peace in the world."
— Edward Deeb, a founder of and
Arab honoree May 7 of the American
Arab and Jewish Friends.

"We should be able to get along — that's
the whole objective of this country."
— Harvey Weisberg, a founder of and
Jewish honoree May 7 of the American
Arab and Jewish Friends. Weisberg and
Deeb have worked together for more
than 30 years in the Michigan Food
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